The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 407 pages of information about The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 407 pages of information about The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy.

When Tobias and Raphael came to the River Tigris, a fish leaped out of the water and would have devoured him, but the young man laid hold of it, and drew it to land.  The Angel bade Tobias open the fish, and take the heart and the liver and the gall, and put them up safely.  The young man said to the Angel:  To what use are these?  And the Angel said:  Touching the heart and the liver, if an evil spirit trouble any, we must make a smoke thereof, and the party shall be no more vexed.  As for the gall:  it is good to anoint a man that a whiteness in his eyes shall be healed.

When they came near to Rages, the Angel said:  To-day we shall lodge with Raguel, who is thy cousin and hath an only daughter named Sara.  The maid is fair and wise, and I will speak that she may be given thee as a wife.  Then the young man answered the Angel, that he had heard that this maid had been given to seven men who all died in the marriage chamber, and he feared lest he should also die.  But the Angel said:  Fear not, for she is appointed unto thee from the beginning.

Now they came to the house of Raguel, and Sara met them and brought them therein.  Raguel and Edna his wife recognised Tobias as a kinsman, and kissed and blessed him.  Tobias and Raphael were entertained cheerfully; and after Raphael had communicated with Raguel, Edna, his wife, was called and an instrument of covenants of marriage between Sara and Tobias were written and sealed.  And a chamber was prepared for them by Edna, who blessed Sara and asked the Lord of Heaven and Earth to give her joy.  And when they had all supped, Tobias was brought in unto Sara.  And, as he went he remembered the words of Raphael, and put the heart and liver of the fish upon the ashes of the perfume, and made a smoke therewith.  When the evil spirit had smelled the smoke he fled into the utmost parts of Egypt, where an angel bound him.  Then Tobias and Sara arose and prayed that God would have pity upon them, and bless them, and mercifully ordain that they might become aged together.  So they slept both that night.

Raguel praised God because the Lord had had mercy upon two that were the only begotten children of their fathers, and prayed that they might finish their life in health and joy.  Raphael then went to Rages to Gabael for the money, and the two returned to Raguel’s house with the bags sealed up.

Now Tobit and his wife longed for their son, and Tobias said to Raguel:  Let me go, for my father and mother look no more to see me.  Then Raguel gave him Sara, his wife, and half his goods, servants, cattle and money.  And he and Edna blessed them and sent them away.

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